Oil Spill
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. oil
A. Huge body of salt water
2. cleanup
B. A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
3. science
C. Bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
4. experiment
D. Soft plant fibers harvested and used to make cloth.
5. environment
E. The temporal end
6. detergent
F. Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel
7. cotton
G. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (plural)
8. gauze
H. A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
9. ocean
I. The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
10. procedure
J. An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
11. results
K. A very large profit
12. purpose
L. A particular course of action intended to achieve a result
13. hypothesis
M. The natural world around us
14. conclusion
N. Study of the natural world through experiments